Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

William Sowden and Ann Atkinson

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Husband William Sowden [14668]

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           Born: 14 Aug 1803 - Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: Oct 1879 - Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LTMN-K7L

       Marriage: 30 Dec 1833

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Wife Ann Atkinson [14653]

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           Born: 11 Mar 1806 - Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1891 - Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 1
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LTQJ-1HJ

Events

• She appeared on the England census in 1891 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Name:
Ann Sonden
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1891
Event Place:
Blackburn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):
BLACKBURN
Event Place Note:
Baines Street
County:
Lancashire
Parish:
Blackburn
Ecclesiastical Parish:
CHRISTCHURCH
Enumeration District:
32
Registration District:
Blackburn
Gender:
Female
Age:
84
Marital Status:
Widowed
Birth Year (Estimated):
1807
Birthplace:
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household:
Mother In Law
Page Number:
40
Registration Number:
RG12
Piece/Folio:
3407/ 56
Affiliate Record Type:
Household
Affiliate Image Identifier:
GBC/1891/3407/0114&parentid=GBC/1891/0023589821
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Robert BeecroftSonMale18Lancashire, England
Emma BeecroftDaughterFemale14Lancashire, England
Myra BeecroftDaughterFemale11Lancashire, England
Ann SondenMother In LawFemale84Hull, Yorkshire, England.

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Children

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1 F Sarah Elizabeth Sowden [7417] ²

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           Born: 1839 - Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 2
     Christened: 21 Jul 1839 - Adel, Yorkshire, England
           Died: 
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LJYL-91X

         Spouse: William Beecraft 2 [7411] (1831-1910)
           Marr: 1864 2

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Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Ann Atkinson, person ID LTQJ-1HJ.

2 sandramullan@aol.com, Smith - Burfield (rootsweb.com).